Connect with 21st Century Leaders at NECC
Using Technology to Create a Participatory Culture of Learning
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Event Details
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Introduction and Welcome: Melanie Fekete, Intel
Keynote Presentation:
Using Technology to Create a Participatory Culture of Learning
In today's world, interaction and participation are increasingly a requirement for student engagement. Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School has used technology to create, control, and foster student participation while providing a window into the learning process. Learn how the school's 1:1 technology program transforms a teaching environment from a largely one-way dissemination of knowledge to a two-way interaction that is more efficient and affords teachers a greater opportunity to assess student understanding.
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Presenter: Elizabeth Helfant
Upper School Coordinator of Instructional Technology
Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School
St. Louis, MO
Elizabeth Helfant is the Upper School Coordinator of Instructional Technology at Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MICDS), a JK-12 school of 1250 students. After receiving a B.S. in Chemistry from Davidson College in North Carolina, Helfant started teaching. She has been a teacher for twenty years, nine of which has been spent as a faculty member at MICDS. Helfant played an integral role in planning and executing MICDS's 1:1 program. She is currently aiding in the deployment of tablets for grades 7, 9 and 10 for the 2008-09 school year. As a strong advocate for technology, Helfant frequently blogs and participates in conferences pertaining to digital learning. Helfant has done presentations at the International Conference on Education, Midwest Education Technology Conference and will be speaking at Lausanne Laptop and National Education Computing Conference during the summer of 2008.
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